ST. PETERSBURG, Rusia (Mei 14, 2016) – An elbow injury has forced M-1 Challenge middleweight championRamadan Emeev (digambarkan ke kiri) to withdraw from his June 16thshowdown dengan Alexander “Badai” Shlemenko di M-1 Tantangan 68 at Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Rusia.
Emeev (14-3-0, M-1: 8-1-0) suffered a torn ligament in his elbow during training camp, postponing his M-1 Grand Prix Middleweight Championship fight against Shlemenko(52-9-0, M-1: 3-0-0) to a future date pending Emeev’s recovery period.
M-1 Tantangan juara kelas berat Alexander “Drago” Volkov (25-6-0, M-1: 9-3-0) will make his first title defense againstAttila “Pumuklo” Vegh (29-6-2, M-1: 0-0-0) di M-1 Tantangan 68. A match between Russian middleweightValery “Rusia Hammer” Myasnikov (10-1-1, M-1: 1-1-1) and Spanish veteranEnoc memecahkan Torres (18-9-0, M-1: 5-6-0) has also been announced for the June 16th kartu.
“This is a tough blow for our organization because there is only one month before M-1 Challenge 68 and we have lost one of our main event fighters,” Presiden M-1 GlobalVadim Finkelchtein tersebut. “It was the most anticipated fights for fans. We still have a great heavyweight title fight between defending champion Alexander Volkov and challenger Attila Vegh and we’re looking for a suitable replacement for Emeev to fight Shlemenko. M-1 Global has been working under a lot of pressure recently but, never-the-less, we continue to promote great events for our loyal fans. We will do everything possible to keep our fans happy.”
M-1 Tantangan 68 akan disiarkan secara langsung dari St. Petersburg dalam definisi tinggi padawww.M1Global.TV. Pemirsa akan dapat menonton perkelahian awal dan kartu utama dengan masuk ke mendaftar di www.M1Global.TV. Fans dapat menonton semua tindakan pada komputer mereka, serta pada ponsel pintar Android dan Apple dan tablet.
Mendatang M-1 Acara Global:
Mei 27 – M-1 Tantangan 66: Nemkov vs. Yusopov, Orenburg City, Rusia
Bulan Juni 4 – M-1 Tantangan 67: Buchinger vs. Idrisov, Baku, Azerbaijan
